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Create a folder on the storage media in which to save the update data (ROOT/PS3/UPDATE. Use your PC or mobile browser to use account management features with improved performance, speed, and safety. Account creation for PlayStation Network and some account management features are no longer available on the console. This process may take 30 minutes or longer.- Signing in to PlayStation Network now requires a device password for enhanced account protection. Red Ribbon will format your USB Drive and will install itself on to it.

When it prompts, select "Use Current Partitions", then "Mount Point Specification".

If using Red Ribbon, select the "Install Red Ribbon" icon.

If it doesn't appear, restart your PS3 and go back to Step 4.

Plug in a USB keyboard and mouse and insert your Linux CD or USB it should appear as a Live option at the top of Petitboot.

Select "Apply Current" when it asks about LV1 Patches.

Open Rebug Toolbox and select "Boot OtherOS".

Download Red Ribbon Linux (or other Linux flavor ported to PS3) and burn it to a disk or USB device using software such as ImgBurn.

Open Rebug Toolbox and select "Resize VFLASH/NAND Regions".

Plug your USB device into the right-most slot on your PS3. If you have a NAND console, you will need to rename the.

Download the Petitboot image corresponding to your model's flash chip ( NAND or NOR) and extract the contents.

You will need a keyboard/mouse to navigate Linux, and an empty USB storage device.

This tutorial assumes you are on Rebug CFW. You can find a list of distributions that worked on OtherOS on this page ( archive).Ī video demonstration of installing Linux can be found on Modded Warfare's channel. OtherOS works on fat PS3 models, as well as slim models which was never possible on official firmware. OtherOS++ is the rebirth of OtherOS, the feature in which you could run Linux on PS3 which was later removed by Sony in official firmware 3.21. A brick may or may not be fixable by reinstalling your CFW. In this case, it is recommended to have a backup of your flash before proceeding.

There is a potential for something to go wrong and being unable to start up your PS3 properly. The tutorials on this page involve modifying files in the flash.